Learners analyze Buddhist folktales to determine their relevance to everyday life. There are times when the easiest thing one can do is leave and let others deal with a stressful situation. When one stays and works through the tough times with responsibility...
In the first lesson, the learners analyzed the meaning of integrity as it reflects being true to themselves and reflecting honestly who they are in their actions. In this lesson, we expand the definition to include being true to oneself and others.
Define integrity as being true to yourself and what you value. The learners explore examples of being true to self.
Youth explore the effects on themselves, the community, and the world if the government failed to provide U.S. children with an education.
To introduce students to the differences between businesses and nonprofit organizations and key terms used in each sector.
Raise the learners' awareness of responsible energy usage in their daily practice and global energy choices. They connect environmental stewardship to the use of renewable and non-renewable energy sources.
We work on communication and listening skills while designing and building simple objects. This helps us think about the power of words and how difficult it can be to get a message across to another person without it being lost in translation.
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Now that the need they want to address is identified, the children meet people in the community who address the need and others who may want to help them with their fundraiser.
Participants define philanthropy as givng time, talent or treasure and taking action for the common good. They identify philanthropy in a read-aloud story and the regional news.
Students learn facts about hunger and food insecurity and understand the three stages of hunger.